England batter Pak by 230 runs

VIJAYAWADA, Dec 12: Two scintillating tons by opener Janette Brittin (138) and one down batswoman Barbara Daniels (142 n.o.) and their reco...

VIJAYAWADA, Dec 12: Two scintillating tons by opener Janette Brittin (138) and one down batswoman Barbara Daniels (142 n.o.) and their record-breaking stand of 203 for the second wicket helped defending champions England crush Pakistan by 230 runs in the sixth women’s Hero Honda World Cup Group A league match at the Indira Gandhi stadium here today.

The match kept the statisticians busy as England, put in to bat by Pakistan, went on to post a record score of 376 for two.

England’s total surpassed the previous highest total of 297 for 3 (off 60 overs) by New Zealand against the Netherlands in the women’s World Cup held in 1988.

Scoreboard

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England: Helen Plinner st Farzana b Baluch 36, Janette Brittin st Farzana b Shaiza 138, Barbara Daniels not out 142, Metcalfe not out 35; Extras (b4, lb6, nb1, w14) 25.

Total (for two wickets in 50 overs) 376

Fall of wickets: 1-83, 2-286.

Bowling: Sharmeen Khan 10-0-64-0, Maliha Hussain 9-0-67-0, Shaiza Khan 9-0-64-1, Kiran Baluch 10-0-73-0, Nazia Tabassum 5-0-45-0, Mehar Minwalla 7-0-53-0.

Pakistan: Maliha Hussain b Reynard 13, Sharmeen Khan c & b Reynard 41, Kiran Baluch b Connor 23, Shaiza Khan not out 35, Asma Farzana not out 13; Extras (b5, lb4, w11, nb1) 21.

Total (for three wickets in 47 overs) 146

Fall of wickets: 1-67, 2-76, 3-122.

Bowling: Clare Taylor 7-3-15-0, Laura Mcleaod 5-2-12-0, Melissa Reynard 10-3-36-2, Karen Smithie 7-1-35-0, Clare Connor 10-2-14-1, Beverley Nicholson 8-1-25-0.